What the Caribbean is talking about this month
Art buzz Black and white stories White Creole postcolonial feminism, anyone? (Didn’t think so.) “I know. This is not stuff that people...
Personal Favourites
I must confess to having felt greatly honoured and not a little overwhelmed when I was invited to be one of the panellists for this...
What’s fun and fresh in the Caribbean this month
Rude girl power Tanya Stephens isn’t the usual sugar-coated musical snack-bite that record companies seem so fond of. She’s too honest...
Take Ten (part 2): the greatest calypso and soca singers of all time
As I promised — or should that be threatened? — at the end of my last column, I’m about to embark on another list. The previous one...
Karene Asche: “My heart is in calypso”
Calypso, according to conventional wisdom, is dying. There’s no doubt that the traditional and beloved form of calypso, with its emphasis...
Here’s to the great survivors of Caribbean Music
One of the saddest things involved in writing this column has been paying tribute to the great musicians who have left us over the years....
Calypso Rose among thorns
Mention Calypso Rose to just about anyone in the calypso world, and the response will inevitably be laden with superlatives. The greatest...
